1919 World War
Service Records, 1st Group - F

10. FASTER, EDWIN H. 1st Lieut. Strasburg, Ill. Q. M. R C.

Born Dec. 2, 1892, Strasburg, Ill.; son Henry~and Amalia Faster, Strasburg; enl. May 29, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Ft. Thomas; trf. Co. M, 10 Inf., Ft. Benj. Harrison, then to Hq. Co. 10 Inf. and made Cpl. ; trf. Sept. 16 to C. Joseph E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla., to Q. M. Training Camp; commissioned 1st Lieut. Dec. 2, and placed in re- serve. Dis. Dec. 2, 1918, at C. Joseph E. Johnston, Fla. Now in general insurance business.

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1. FARRIS, THOS. J. Private Bethany, Ill. Hq. Co. 308 F. A.. 78 Div.

Born Feb. 17, 1891, Todd's Point; son J. H. and Martha Farris, Bethany; farmer; enl. Apr. 30, 1918, Shelbyville: sent C. Dix, X. J.; assigned Hq. Co. 308 F. A.; sailed Hoboken, May 27, transport Cedric ; finished training in France; in Toul sector, St. Mihiel, Suippes to Moselle, Meuse-Argonne, Grand Pre. Dis. C. Grant May 27, 1919.

2. FARRIS, JOHN W. Private liethany, I'll. 327th F. A. and Mil. Police

Born Dec. 27, 1889; enl. Oct. 2, 1917; assigned to 327

F. A., C'. Taylor; trf. West Point, Ky.. April. 1918; trf. hack to C. Taylor; assigned M. P. Dis. C. Taylor, May 28, 1919.

3. FELDMAN, FRED Private Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.

Born Feb. 23, 1899, Aurora, Ill.; farmer; enl. May 7, 1917, Shelbyville; assigned Co. H, 130 Inf., 3 Div.: trained one year; sailed Hoboken, May 16, 1918; landed Brest; in active duty in France 4 mos. ; battles Argonne, St. Mihiel, Verdun, Troyon sector, Somme, Amiens. Dis. C. Grant, May 31, 1919.

4. FINKS, ARTHUR JAMES 1st Class Private

Rhineback, la. 125 Inf.. 32 Div.

Born Jan. 14, 1894, Shelby Co.; son Silas Finks, Shelby- ville; farmer; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor: assigned 159 D. B.; trf. C. Beauregard, La., 154 Inf., 39 Div. ; sailed Newport News, Aug. 5, transport Italian; landed Brest; in trenches 23 days; battles Meuse and Argonne Forest. Dis. May 20, 1919, C. Grant.

5. FISHER, EARL Sergeant Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130th Inf., 33rd Div.

Born Jan. 15, 1891, Shelbyville; son Wesley Fisher, Shel- byville; enl. June 4, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. H; made Cpl. in Shelbyville, Sgt. Camp Logan ; trained for Platoon Leader; 10 mos. in training; sailed Hoboken May 16th; landed lircst; with Co. II until Oct. 20th; at Hamel, Al- bert, Meuse-Argonne, Verdun; in hospital Oct. 20th to Jan. 27th with influenza; leaving hospital, went to 85th Div., then to M. Police School but never on duty ; re- turned as casual. Dis. C. Grant June 28, 1919.

6. FISHEL, ROY E. Private Shelbyville, Ill. Co. E, F. A., 9 Div.

Born Jan. 12, 1896, Shelby county; farmer; son Janiel and C'aroline Fishel, Shelbyville; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelby- ville; sent C. Taylor; trf. C. McClellan ; cannoneer. Dis. C'. Grant, Feb. 14, 1919.

7. FLAHERTY, JOHN G. Wagoner Assumption, Ill. Cyclone Div.

Born Dccatur, March 1, 1896; moved Shelby Co. when 2 yrs. old; enl. June, 1918, Taylorville, as mechanic; sent Rahe's Army School, Kansas City; assigned instructor live motor room; trf. 38th Div., 113 Trench Mortar Bait, as wagoner ; trf. New York, sailed on Adriatic : attacked by submarine, sub. sunk, transport escaped ; landed Liverpool, crossed Channel to Cherbourg, France ; sent to the Marne and ordered to the front Nov. 15, but armistice was signed. Dis. C. Shelby, January, 1919.

8. FLANDERS, RALPH EDWIN Private Shelbyville, Ill. Co. G, 22nd Engrs.

Born Sept. 18, 1895, Shelby Co.; son Dexter C. and Lydia M. Flanders; farmer; enl. June 28, 1918; assigned to Co.

G, 22nd Engrs.; in training about 7 weeks in engineering at Taylor, Indianapolis, New York ; sailed from Montreal, Canada, Aug. 25; transport Port Lincoln; landed at Brest, Sept. 17th; worked just behind artillery, was under fire several times. Dis. C. Grant July 28, 1919.

9. FLEMING, BRUCE Private Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130th Inf., 33rd Div.

Born April 22, 1896, Shelbyville; son Wm. and Erne Fleming; cement finisher; enl. April 26, 1917, in Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.; made 1st class private June, 1918, Hame- court, France; in training 10 mos. as runner; sailed from Hoboken; served with Co. II in Albert front; left Aug. 8th, general debility, gassed in casual clearing station Aug. 11, 1918; trf. to various hospitals in France and England; returned U. S. Xov. 9. Staten Island Debarka- tion Hospital No. 2; trf. Denver Gen. Hospital 21. Dis. there Sept. 6, 1919, 100% disability account of gas, lung trouble.

10. FLEMING, JAMES E. Mess Sergeant DuQuoin, Ill. Co. I, 130 Inf., 33 Div.

Enl. Co. H, 130 Inf.; sent C. Logan, Oct. 9, 1917; 3 mos. afterward trf. Co. I, Mess Sgt.; sailed May 15. 1918; trf. in France to 130th Inf. Band. Dis. C. Grant June 19, 1919.

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1. FLEMING, ROSS WILSON Sergeant Ashgrove Twp., Shelby C'o. Btry. B, 7 Reft. F.A.R.l).

Born Jan. 18, 1887, Lerna, Ill.: son A. L. and Catherine Fit-Tiling, Xeoga, Ill.; electrician; enl. June 27, 1918, Shel- byville, Ill. ; army ; assigned to Btry. B, 7th Reg. F. A., (.'amp Taylor, Ky. ; promoted to Corporal Aug. 1st, to Sergeant Sept. 1, at Camp Taylor; in training 5 months and 23 days. Dis. Pec. 20, 1918, at C. Taylor.

2. FLENNIKEN, R. H. 2nd Lieut. Cowden, Ill. Hq. Intermediate Section S. O. S.

Enl. Chicago, Jan. 2, 1916, in Signal Corps; March 28. 1919, went to Mexican border, served 18 mos. with Co. I, S. C. and Co. E, 2nd Bn. S. C. ; trf. July 1, 1917, Co. A. 7 F. Bn. S. C. ; promoted Cpl., then to Sgt., then to 1st Cl. Sgt.; sent C. Samuel F. B. Morse and placed in 4th S. O. T. C. ; reed, commission as 2d Lieut, in Signal Corps Apr. 20, 1918; sailed C. Upton, X. Y., July 15, 1918; served in France until fall of 1919; returned to L". S. and dis. Sept. 29, 1919.

3. FLOWERS, DELBERT L. Private Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130th Inf., 33rd Div.

Born March 29, 1896, Shelbyville; son Otto Flowers; baker before enlistment, at present chauffeur; enl. May 16, 1917, Shelbyville, in Co. H, 130th Inf., 33rd Div.; went to Camp Logan Oct. 9, 1917; sailed Hobokeii May 16, 1918; transport Agamemnon; landed Brest May 24, 1918: finished training at Darganies; trenches from Aug. 5, 1918, until after Nov. 11, 1918; at Argonne, Meuse, Toul, Amiens, St. Mihiel ; gassed at Albert; in hospital, gas and pneumonia, 4 months, 5 days ; particular work, sniper. Dis. C. Grant June 30, 1919.

4. FLOWERS, ELMER D. Private 1st Class Shelbyville, Ill. Co. G, 18 Inf., 1st Div.

Enl. Mattoon, Apr. 3, 1917; miner; son Otto E. Flowers; sailed Iloboken June 14, 1917, on Mallory; trained De Souge: went to trenches Oct. 29, 1917; was there 14 months; at Picardy front, Cantigny, Marne, Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Soissons (4 days open warfare with shock troops) as automatic rifleman; wounded July 21, 1918, 4 machine gun bullets in left knee, bayonet wound left hip: 15 operations in 3 hospitals in France; evacuated to U. S. Ev. Hosp., Staten Is. ; later Ft. Harrison ; then to Ft. Sheridan. Brother Delbert in C'o. H. The 18th Inf. only combat outfit given shoulder cord (Fouraguerre) by French Legion of Honor; fought at Cantigny 5 days without food, cut off by a box barrage ; 4 of original Co. left ; still in hospital.

5. FOELSING, ALBIN AUGUST Private Strasburg, Ill. 9th A mm. Tr., Camp McCIellan

Born May 1, 1896, Strasburg, Ill.; son of Charles Foelsing, Strasburg: farmer; enl. June 27, Shelbyville; army; as- signed to 9th Amm. Train, Camp McCIellan, Ala., serving 7 1/2 months.

6. FOROUER. ALVA Beecher City, Ill. Private Co. B, 308 F. A., 78 Div. Farmer: enl. May 28, 1918; sent C. Dix, N. J.; in 3weeks sailed from New York; one year in service; Toulsector Aug. 28 to Sept. 11, 1918; St. Mihiel offensiveSept. 12-16; Moselle sector Sept. 26-Oct 4, 1918. Dis.C. Grant May 27, 1919.

7. FORTNER, FRANK C. Private

Beecher City, Ill. Co. F, 316 Amm. Tr.. 91 Div.

Enl. Apr. 27, 1918, Fort Benton, Mont.; vocation gas tractor engineer; with 91 Div. in France. Dis. Tan. 27, 1919, C. Grant, Ill.

8. FOUGHT, ELLSWORTH Sergeant

Shelbyville, HI. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.

Born July 30, 1896, Shelbyville; cigar maker; son R. F. Fought; enl. Apr. 27, 1914, Co. H, I. N. G. ; re-enlisted May 3, 1917, Shelbyville, Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.; pro- moted Cpl., then Sgt.; sent C. Logan; sailed Hoboken, May 16, 1918; landed Brest; served all way through with Co. H. Dis. C. Grant, May 30, 1919. Was on border with Co. H, in 1916-17.

9. FOUGHT, JASON L. Bn. Sergeant MajorShelbyville, "Ill. Camp Hq. Detachment

Born Sept. 14, 1895, Kay Co., Okla. ; stenographer, De- troit, Mich.; son J. H. Fought, Shelbyville; enl. Aug. 30, 1918, Shelbyville: sent C. Dodge, la. Dis. June 9, 1919, C. Dodge, la. Service was in headquarters as Bn. Sgt. Major.

10. FOUGHT, JOHN PALMER Private Shelbyville, Ill. 138 M. G. Bn., 26th Div.

Born Shelbyville, June 10, 1890; son John Fought, Shelby- ville; enl. Shelbyville May 24, 1918; sent C. Shelby; went overseas Oct. 2; fought with 138 M. G. Bn., 26th Div. as private; under fire 10 days. Dis. C. Grant April 26, 1919; re-enlisted for foreign service in marines June 13, 1919; discharged a month later, because he could not be sent across; re-enlisted for second time in Motor Trans. Corps for 1 yr.

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1. FOUGHT, JOSEPH WILLIAM PrivateShelbyville, Ill. Co. C, 2 Dev. Bn.

Born Apr. 24, 1896, Shelby Co.; farmer; enl. May 23, 1918, Shelbyville; sent Jefferson ISks. ; trf. Ft. Mclntosh, Tex. ; trfd. Ft. McArthur, Co. C, 2 Dev. Bn. His. Ft. Mc- Arthur, Nov. 12, 1918.

FOUST, ARTHUR E. Private Clarksburg, Ill. 308 Field Artillery

Knl. Shelbyville April 30, 1918; sent to Camp Dix; as- signed to 308 F. A. ; served overseas.

2. FOUSTE, GEORGE A. Served in 6th Inf. overseas. Strasburg, Ill.

3. FOWLER, HOMER G., Private

Cowden, Ill. Batt. D, 308 F. A., 78 Div.

Morn Jan. 22, 1896, Cowden ; farmer ; son Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fowler, Holliday ; enl. Apr, 30, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Dix, X. J.; sailed May 27, transport Cedric; fin- ished training C. De Meucon, France ; 2^ mos. in trenches ; in Toul sector, St. Mihiel offensive. Moselle, Meuse-Argonne, Grand Pre offensive. Dis. C. Grant, May 27, 1919.

FOWLER, RALPH Cowden, Ill.

4. FOX, EDWARD F. Private Shelbyville, Ill. Co. 18, 159 Depot Brigade

Born July 20, 1894, Shelbyville; farmer; son Tohn and Kate Fox, Shelbyville; enl. Feb. 22, 1918, Shelbyville; assigned 159 D. B.; in training 27 days. Dis. C. Taylor, disability.

5. FRAILEY, EMERT Wagoner Findlay, Ill. Co. C, 105 Amm. Tr., 30 Div.

Born May 2, 1896, Findlay; farmer; son W. A. Frailey : enl. Feb. 22, 1918; sent C. Taylor; assigned later 30 Div., Camp Sevier; sailed Montreal, Canada, May 26, 1918, on transport Port Lucian ; sank submarine on way; under tire St. Mihiel, Meuse Argonne, offensive of Woevre, de- fensive of Toul sector, Woevre Sec. defensive, outfit reed. 4 citations. Dis. C. Taylor, May 15, 1919. Truck driver with 30th and 33d Divisions.

6. FRAILEY, HARRY Private Herrick, Ill. Co. G, 22 Engineers

Born 1889; son Frank and Sallie Frailey, Herrick; farmer; enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; trf. Ft. Benj. Harrison July 28; assigned Co. C, 22 Eng. ; sailed for France Aug. 22, 1918, from Xew York on transport Lincoln: landed Liverpool; service in France engineering work; arrived at Camp Merritt July 7. Dis. C. Grant July 16, 1919.

7. FRAILEY, LOGAN Private Herrick, Ill. Co. G, 22 Eng.

Enl. June 28, 1918, Shelbyville; sent C. Taylor; trf. Ft. Benj.' Harrison; sailed for France Aug. 22, 1918. Dis. June 1919, C. Grant.

8. FRANCISCO, CECIL B. Sergeant Findlay, Ill. Co. 12. Non. Com. School

Born Dec. 30, 1894, Findlay ; son Samuel and Eva Fran- cisco, Findlay; teacher; enl. Shelbyville, Aug. 30, 1918; sent C. Custer ; assigned Co. 12, Xon. Com. O. T. S. ; trf.

C. Grant, Sept. 24. Dis. C. Grant Jan. 29, 1919.

FRAZIER, CLARENCE LEROY Oconee. Ill.

Enl. June 28, 1918, at Shelbyville; sent to Camp Taylor; in service in France.

9. FRAZIER, JOSEPH DONALD Sgt. 1st Cl. Shelbyville, Ill. Q. M. Dept., S. O. S.

Born Aug. 3, 1887, Windsor; tailor; son Dow and An- tonia Frazier, Shelbyville; enl. Dec. 13, 1917. Jefferson Bks. ; assigned Q. M. Dept. ; made Sgt. ; sailed Hoboken Jan. 14, 1918; transport Cedric: landed Liverpool; placed in charge at Tours of factories as foreman ; then to Paris, there engaged in salvage work ; while in Paris met Lu- cienne van De Mutter, whom he married, June 12, 1919. Dis. Hoboken, July 17, 1919.

10. FRAZIER, RENNIE L. Private Shelhyville, Ill. Batt. D, 21 F. A., 5th Div.

Born Dec. 6, 1889, Windsor; son Dow and Jane Frazier; printer; enl. Oct. 2, 1917, Shelbyville. Ill.; assigned Batt. D, 327th F. A., 84th Div., Camp Taylor; trf. Bat. D, 21 F. A., 5th Div., Leon Springs, Feb. 6, 1918; trf. Mac- Arthur March 1, 1918, same outfit; trained as machine gunner 8 mos.; sailed Montreal May 24, 1918; transport Burma, Glasgow; landed Liverpool June 8, 1918; in trenehes July 16th until Nov. llth; at St. Mihiel, Argonne- Meuse, St. Die sector; .made Mil. Police Feb. 28, 1919, at Luxemburg; returned with 5th Div. Dis. C. Grant July 27, 1919.

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1. FRAZER, BERNARD J. Sgt. Major Shelbyville, Ill. Hq. Co. 327 F. A.. 84 Div.

Born Xov. 22, 1895, Windsor; school teacher'; son Lee W. and Viola F. Frazer, Shelbyville; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Springfield; sent C. Taylor, Ky. ; assigned liatt. C, 327 F. A.; promoted Cpl., later to Sgt. Major; training 12 mos. : sailed Iloboken Sept. 8; landed Liverpool; finished training C'. De Souge, France. Dis. C. Grant, Feb. 19, 1919. Signing of armistice prevented this outfit going into action.

2. FREDE, GLENN Seaman 1st Class Stewardson, Ill. U. S. Xavy

Born Dec. 2. 1897, Stewardson; student U. of I.; son Wm. and Minnie Frcde, Stewardson; enl. Apr. 27, 1917, Xew York City ; navy ; assigned U. S. S. Alloha ; released from active service Pelham Bay, Oct. 1, 1917, and sent to Univ. of Ill. for training; sister was R. C. nurse.

3. FRIESNER, JOHN HARVEY Private Strasburg, Ill. Co. A, 141 M. G. Jin., 39 Div.

Born Jan. 29, 1887, Yantisville ; farmer; son Henry Fries- ner, Strasburg; enl. June 27, 1918, Shelbyyille; sent C. Taylor ; trf. C. Beauregard, La. ; trf. C. Steward, Va. ; sailed Xewport Xews Aug. 6, 1918; landed Brest, France; in France promoted M. G. Anti-Air Craft Service. Dis. C. Taylor, Jan. 18, 1919.

4. FREYBARGER, FLOYD Private Shelbyville, Ill. Co. H, 130th Inf., 33 Div.

Enl. and sent Camp Logan Oct. 9, 1917; went overseas and served through with Co. H ; wounded by shrapnel in back of head in Argonne ; returned with Co. H. Dis. latter part of May, 1919, C. Grant.

5. FRITZ. DAN Corporal Altamont, Ill. Co. H, 130 Inf., 33 Div.

Member Co H, 130 Inf.; sent C. Logan, Oct. 9, 1917; sailed May 15, 1918; served through with Co. H; had charge 01 runners at 2d Bn. H<|rs. Dis. C. Grant June, 1919.

6. FRIZZELL, FRANK 1st Class Private Windsor, Ill. Batt. A, 16 F. A., 4 Div.

Born Aug. 9. 1895, Shelby Co.; son Wm. II. and Almeda Frizzell, Windsor; enl. May 1, 1917, Mattoon ; sent Jef- ferson liks. : assigned C. A. C. Co. 9, trf. C. Robinson ; trf. Plattsburg; sailed Hoboken, May 10, 1918; attacked by submarines, but escaped: landed Brest, finished train- ing C. De Souge ; in trenches 15 days; Yesle sector; wounded Aug. 11, high explosive; two ribs removed; re- turned as casual. Dis. C. Grant Apr. 2, 1919.

7. FRYE. EDGAR M. 1st Class Sgt. Cowden, Ill. Hq. Motor Command 43, Q. M. C.

Born Sept. 27, 1898, Cowden; teacher; son Charles and Anna Frye : enl. May 27, 1918, Springfield; sent Jeffer- son liks.. assigned O. M. C. ; trf. C. Meigs; trf. Xewport News, \"a. ; assigned pay roll elk. Motor Command 43. Dis. Xewport Xews, July 8, 1919.

8. FURR, GEO. FRANKLIN Private Shelbyville, Ill. Composite Regt., Pershing's Own

Born Sept. 19, 1894, Rose Twp. ; son Wm. and Christina Furr. Shelbyville; farmer; enl. Sept. 18, 1917, Shelbyville; army; assigned to Bat. D, 327th F. A., Camp Taylor, Ky. ; trf. to Camp Pike Xov. 16, 1917; trf. April 14, 1918, to Camp Greene and assigned to Co. I, 58th Inf., 4th Div.; promoted to 1st class private June 5, 1918. in France; in training for rifleman 8 mos. ; sailed from Iloboken May 7, 1918; transport City of Brisbane; landed at Folkstone. England. May 24; landed in France May 25, 1918; went to trenches July 17, 1918; at Somme offensive, Aisne- Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse- Argonne, 4 major operations and several minor operations; trf. May 10 to Composite Regt. Pershing's Own, paraded in Paris July 4 and 14, London July 19, Xew York Sept. 11, Washington Sept. 17, 1919; in hospital 23 days with rheumatism; in Army of Occupation from Jan. 10 to May 10, stationed at Meden and Coblenz, Germany. Dis. C. Grant Sept. 27, 1919. Died at Shelbyville Dec. 30, 1919.